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Greymouth Evening Star, 12 March 1932, Page 8

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WELLINGTON WOOL SALESOFFICIAL PRICE RANGE. [PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.] WELLINGTON, March 11. The following is the official range of prices at the wool sale, z that for the previous sale being given for comparative purposes: Merino b4/iUi 60/64, February 11, super 10 d to lliq; March 11, none offering; average 'll tp 91d, 6d to 73d. Inferior, none offering,. 43d to 6d. Fine halfbred, 56/58, super 93d to lid, up to 9d; average 73d to 9id, 6M to B|d. Inferior s£d to 7id; 4d to 6£d. Medium halfbred 50/56, super, none offering; none offering; average 73d to 9id, 7d to 83d. Inferior 43d to 7|d; 4d to 63d. Corriedale, super none offering; none offering; average 8d to lOd; 7d to 9a. Inferior 6d to none offering. Extra fine crossbred, 48/50, super Sid to 9£d; 6d to 8d; average 6id to Bd, 43d to 7d. Inferior 4d to 6d; 2id to 4|d. Fine crossbred, 46/48; super 7d to Bid; 6d to 8d; average 5d to 6£d, 4Jd to 5Jd. Inferior 3d to 43d; 2d to 33d. Medium crossbred, 44/46; 2d to 33d. Medium crossbred, 44/646, super 6d to Bid; 51d to 63d; average 4|d to 53d, 3§d to sd.- Inferior 2|d to 4id; lid to 3id. Coarse crossbred 40/44, super 5d to 7id; up to 7id; average 4d to 4gd; 3|d to 4|d. Inferior 3d to 33d; 2d to 3£d. Low cross-bred 36/40, super 53d; none offering; average 33d to 4id, 3id to 33d. Inferior 2|d to 3|d; 2id to 3d. Hoggets 48/50, s|d to 9d; 4id to 7d. Fine 46/48, 4Jd to 7|d; 4d to 6id. Medium 44/46, 4d to 63d; 4d to 5Jd. Coarse 40/44, 3id to 33d; up to 4Jd. Low 36/40, special 63d to 61d. Lambs down 50/56, 63d to Sid; 51 to 71d. -Fine.s3d to 93d; sid to Bd. Medium 40/44, 43d; none offering. Seedy and inferior, all grades 2d to s|d; Id tb sd. Bellies and pieces, merino, good to super 6d to 7id; none offering. Merino low to medium 4id; up to 4gd. Halfbred good to super 5d to 71d; 33d to sid. Halfbred low to medium 3id to sd; 23d to 33d. Crossbred good to super 3id to sd; 23d to 53d. Crossbred low to medium lid to 31d; 13d. Crutchmgs, medium to good 3id to 51d; 3d to 41d. Inferior and seedy Id to 3id; 23d. Locks, merino, none offering; lid to 2d. Halfbred 2d; up to 2d. Crossbred l|d to 2|d; Id to 13d. CANTERBURY MARKETS. CHRISTCHURCH, March 11. The potato market shows little change. April-June delivery are quoted at £5 7/6 f.0.b., S.I. and later months at £6 12/6. The on-truck price for earlier - months is £4 7/6. Prompt fowl feed is quoted at 4/4id f.ojx, and spread at 4/51. oats are firmer, and up to 3/6 per bushel f.0.b., S.I. has been paid for “spread” A Gartons. Very few are offering, and approximately growers are leaving them in stack, or they are very scarce. Local Gartons are quoted at 2/9 to 3/- on trucks. Algerians are quoted at 3/- on trucks. Blenheim chaff is being offered to Auckland at £5 per ton, and as freight from the former point is '5/- per ton cheaper than from Lyttelton, the price in Christchurch has to be 5/per ton lower to compete. The Christchurch quotation to farmers is £3 15/- to £4 per - ton. The pea market moved up during the week, oh account of some forward sellers having to come on the market. This realised the price to £6 6/- f.0.b., 5.1., which is above London parity. Prices on trucks have been 5/- per bushel. Small seeds show po alteration. 1 STOCKS AND SHARES. DUNEDIN, March 12. Late sale yesterday: King Solomon 1/6. Reported this morning! Bank of New South Wales £25. WELLINGTON, March 12. Sale: Bank of New Zealand 42/3, 42/1. NEW ZEALAND HONEY. LONDON, March 9. The sale qf New Zealand honey in 1931 exceeded the 1930 total by 17 per cent. BUTTER AND CHEESE. The following is a copy of a cablegram received by Dalgety and Company, Ltd., from their London Office, dated March 11: — Butter: Market firm but top quotations nominal. Danish 132/- to 13,4/-. N.Z. finest 109/- to 112/-. Australian finest unsalted 108/- to 110/-. Australian finest salted 106/- to 108/-. Australian G.A.Q. 102/- to 104/-. Cheese: Market quiet following an active demand. New Zealand white 60/- to 61/-. New Zealand coloured 61/- to 63/-. Canadian white 68/- to 74/-, Canadian coloured 68/- to 72/-.